They came from all over, more than 650 registered bidders all obsessed with one thing: preserving their own slice of Orange Bowl history.

That was the scene February 9 and 10 at the celebrated sports venue, when scores of people took part in a public auction of stadium memorabilia—toilet seats, the scoreboard, even the goalposts.

Former Hurricanes footballer Kevin Brinkworth, B.S.C. ’97, has chosen a different way to preserve the memory of the famed horseshoe, which opened its gates in 1937 as Burdine Stadium. He is producing a short film on the Hurricanes’ last season there. Still in the editing phase, it is an hour-long cut chock-full of the most treasured OB moments as told by current and former players, coaches, students, and fans.

To make the film, Brinkworth attended every home game during the 2007 season, capturing more than 15 hours of footage with a high-speed camera. He roamed the UM sideline, filming strategy sessions and coaches’ chalkboard talks. He went up to the press box, where he had an “unbelievable” interview with Ted Hendricks, ’72, a three-time All-American linebacker and defensive end for UM who played 15 seasons in the NFL.

And before each game, Brinkworth taped interviews with Hurricane greats who came back to their former turf: Russell Maryland, A.B. ’90, an All-American defensive lineman who was the first overall pick in the 1991 NFL Draft; Houston Texans wide receiver Andre Johnson, who earned co-MVP honors at the 2002 Rose Bowl; and quarterback Gino Torretta, B.B.A. ’91, the 1992 Heisman Trophy winner and Brinkworth’s former teammate.

But it was NFL Hall of Famer Michael Irvin, B.B.A. ’88, an integral part of UM’s 1987 National Championship team, who “gave the most lively and energetic interview,” Brinkworth recalls. In one of the segments of the film, Irvin and former UM quarterback Steve Walsh, B.B.A. ’89, perform a mock play-by-play call of their most unforgettable OB moment—a 73-yard fourth-quarter touchdown pass from Walsh to Irvin that led to UM’s triumph over Florida State.

Brinkworth played fullback for UM and was a redshirt freshman on the 1991 squad that won a National Championship. But he is not just a former player—he has been a ’Canes fan since the seventh grade, when his parents began taking him to home games. He remembers the first game he attended. “Vinny Testaverde [’86] had injured his knee in a scooter accident a week before their game against San Jose State. The Ibis jumped on a scooter and pretended to wipe out right in front of Vinny. I was totally enamored with the Ibis at the time. I told people back then that I was going to be a Miami Hurricane.”

Brinkworth hopes to complete the film in time for the start of next season, when UM begins playing at Dolphin Stadium, and he wants to collaborate with the School of Communication to possibly turn it into a full-length documentary.

Says Brinkworth, “This is not about me; it’s about showcasing the University of Miami.”